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My Home Made Bench

I needed a bench to go with the table I made. I used nails, long ones...to hold it together. Later I realized I should have used my drill and put long screws, which I went back and did later. After i got the wood together, I took my chain saw and ragged it up a bunch...then banged it with nails, screw drivers, anything that would leave a mark. Next I took my chair saw and whacked out a, ...well, I tried... to make a simi-square on one end. I filled the end with mortar mix and placed broken pieces of glass, buttons, etc. It actually tells a story, only for my best friend. Then after sanding it down I put a coat of Dark Golden Walnut on it....It's heavy and I love it.

OK, after cutting out the "hole"...it was very jagged, etc. from the chain saw, but I thought the jags of wood would help hold the mortar mix better, which it has. I'm sure there is other things beside mortar mix but that was all I had. While it was still wet, I just pressed what I wanted down into it...let it dry, then washed, sanded a bit, etc. until I got it looking the way I wanted...not hard at all...hope this help, but if not let me know...frankie